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The T. C. Williams High School boys soccer team’s post-season run came to an end last night in the regional quarter-final match against top seed Mount Vernon. The Titans had kept hope alive after pulling back from a 1-0 deficit to tie the game at the wire and battled through two overtime periods but came up short in the shootout, losing 2-1 in penalty kicks.

The T. C. Williams High School boys soccer team rebounded after falling out of the district playoffs to defeat Robinson 4-3 in double overtime in the first round of the 16-team Northern Region tournament on May 21. The Titans are the only lower seed team to advance to the tournament quarter-finals where they will face Mt. Vernon on May 23.

St. Stephens & St. Agnes placed eight players on the VISAA (Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association) all-state first team. They were VISAA Player of the Year Carly Reed and Besser Dyson, Margaret Tucker Fogarty, Molly Lane, Sophie Davidson, Wyatt Whitley, Olivia Mikkelsen and Gussie Johns. Second team honors went to Layne Voorhees and Meghan Moloney. SSSA head coach Kathy Jenkins was named coach of the year.

The high school girls’ lacrosse Under Armour Underclass All-American Washington, D.C., team was announced on May 21st. St. Stephens & St. Agnes and Bishop Ireton players account for ten of the 24 players (42%) on the D.C. regional team as follows:

Bishop Ireton saw turnovers and draw controls put them in a 7-3 hole at halftime and even an inspired second half left them just short in falling 9-8 to Collegiate School May 17th on Collegiate’s home field near Richmond. Ireton came out in the second half, pressed the home team with defense and Ireton goalie Olivia Cole was impenetrable in the net. Collegiate did not score their first goal of the half until 16 minutes into the period. Collegiate then wrestled the lead back with five minutes to play. The Lady Cardinals were not able to score again despite several ...

The T. C. Williams Crew Team traveled to Philadelphia this past weekend to compete in the prestigious Stotesbury Cup Regatta, the largest high school rowing competition in the world. The Titan rowers turn in their best performance in years at this two-day event.

T. C. Williams baseball and girls/boys soccer teams all advanced to semi-finals of district playoffs and earned a bid to the 16-team Northern Region tournament. The T. C. boys track and field team took second place in the Patriot District championship; numerous regional and state qualifiers for the Titans. A full recount of action through May 17 follows along with an updated playoff schedule.

T. C. Williams High School lost in the semi-final round of the Patriot District soccer tournament on May 15. The T. C. boys fell to Lake Braddock in double overtime and then a shootout giving the Bruins a 2-1 victory. The T. C. girls lost to No. 2 W. T. Woodson 8-0. Despite the loss, both T. C. teams earned a bid to the 16-team Northern Region tournament next week.

T. C. Williams High School defeated Robert E. Lee 9-2 in the quarter-finals of the Patriot District baseball playoffs on May 15 to advance to the semi-finals on May 17. Alec Grosser was named the district’s Pitcher of the Year; Grosser and Noah Ray were selected for All-District First Team.

Iesha Kenney is 15 years old and weighs 132 pounds. She is an A student at the T. C. Williams High School Minnie Howard Campus and plays violin in the orchestra. She is a member of the Titan softball team and she has a gold medal in boxing in the first ever Junior Olympics female world boxing competition.